816 DR CHASE'S RECIPES. 



The bees in the starving-box must be very closely watched, for when their 

 honey is all consumed they soon die. Look at them several times a day after 

 ^he second day. 



To cleanse the hands or anything else that it will not do to put into boiling 

 water, prepare a solution of salycilic acid as follows: 



Salycilic acid, 16 grs.; borax, 16 grs.; water, 1 oz. Put in a bottle and 

 shake often till the acid and borax are dissolved. 



Thoroughly moisten the hands, etc., with this preparation and no fears 

 aeed be entertained of spreading the disease by handling some other bees 

 dy hive. 



